Visiting Scholar Program: Food is What Connects Us

Scholar lecture at COCC focuses on food as unifier

In an era of heightened exclusion and protectionism around the globe, Amy Harper,
Ph.D., points to food as a unifier.

The anthropology professor at Central Oregon Community College will discuss the role
of food as a force for community building in a presentation titled “Food is What Connects
Us: Immigration, Community and Activism at the Dinner Table,” at 6:30 p.m., on Tuesday,
October 29, at the Coats Campus Center’s Wille Hall. This COCC Foundation event is
free and open to the public; RSVP at cocc.edu/foundation.

Harper recently returned from a sabbatical in Berlin, Germany, where she conducted
research on the intersection of food, immigration and activism. The educator will
share a case study that involved neighborhood activists in Germany where food helped
build community while simultaneously celebrating differences.

For more information on this event, contact Charlotte Gilbride, coordinator for the
Foundation’s Nancy R. Chandler Visiting Scholar Program, at 541-383-7257 or cgilbride@cocc.edu. This event is sponsored by the Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund and Associated Students
of COCC.

In advance of college events, persons needing accommodation or transportation because
of a physical or mobility disability, contact Joe Viola at 541-383-7775. For accommodation
because of other disability such as hearing impairment, contact Disability Services
at 541-383-7583.